Which to use
“pretendan” and “pretendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,350
- “pretendan” frequency rank
- #28,887
- “pretendió” frequency rank
- 61237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretendan | pretendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretendan and pretendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pretendan (CCVCVCCVC) and pretendió (CCVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between pretendan and pretendió
A purely visual mix-up. pretendan ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ãn]) and pretendió ([pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pretendan is recorded at frequency rank #32,350, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ãn]. pretendió is at rank #28,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61237, this pair ranks #56,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pretendan vs pretendió
Shared letters: denprt. Private to "pretendan": a. Private to "pretendió": ió.
"pretendan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pretendió" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pretendan ← pertendan · ppretendan · preetndan · pretednan · pretenadn · pretendann · pretenddan · pretendna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pretendan" for "pretendió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pretendan" or "pretendió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretendan" and "pretendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prendan vs pretendan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.